How families begin with us.
Every family starts the same way: with a clear, honest read on where their child actually stands — before any advice, any plan, or any spend. Here’s exactly how that works, step by step, and where the free part ends and the paid work begins.
Four steps — and you only pay at the last one.
We don’t take a family’s money until we genuinely understand their child and know we can help. Each step earns the next.
Take the Fit Check
You complete a short self-assessment across the seven dimensions that actually decide fit. It takes about four minutes, and it gives us — and you — a first, honest indication of whether your child is suited to the path you’re considering.
You receive your Readiness Reflection
Straight away, you get a personalised written reflection: where your child stands today across the seven dimensions — the shape of their readiness, not a score. Useful on its own, and yours to keep whatever you decide next.
A short review with a founder — where it’s a fit
If your Fit Check suggests you’re a good fit for what we do, we’ll invite you to a short, personal Preliminary Fit Review with one of our founders. We give you an honest direction — proceed, prepare first, or reconsider — and tell you plainly whether we think we can help. Not every family is invited, and that’s deliberate: it’s how we keep our advice honest.
The Strategic Review — only if it’s right
And only then — if the direction is clear and boarding or the pathway genuinely suits your child — do we recommend the paid Strategic Review: the in-depth session and written plan that turns direction into a concrete strategy. If it’s not the right time, or not the right path, we’ll tell you, and you’ll have lost nothing.
What the Preliminary Fit Review is.
The short, founder-led conversation at step three. Its job is to give you an honest direction — not the full plan.
What it gives you
- An honest verdict: proceed, prepare first, or reconsider the route
- One genuine insight into your child’s readiness that the Fit Check alone can’t give
- A clear sense of whether we’re the right people to help — and whether now is the right time
- A recommended next step, with no pressure to take it
What it isn’t
- A full academic audit or a detailed written strategy
- A school shortlist or specific recommendations
- The complete readiness plan — that’s the paid Strategic Review
- An obligation of any kind, on either side
The best-fit framework behind every plan.
Whether or not you go on to the paid Strategic Review, this is the logic we apply to every family — the thinking that turns scattered inputs into one coherent picture.
Who your child is: ability, strengths, working style, and character.
What you’re aiming for, and the realities that shape it.
The subjects and academic path that fit and keep doors open.
Where to build genuine, differentiating substance.
A balanced list — reach, realistic, secure — with reasons.
Narrative, essays, tests, and interviews, sequenced right.
Weighing offers and making the final call with clarity.
Start with the Fit Check.
The best place to begin is the free Fit Check — it takes about four minutes and gives you an immediate Readiness Reflection. If you’ve already completed it and we’ve suggested a conversation, use the form below to request your Preliminary Fit Review. Either way, there’s no obligation and no documents needed yet.
Already did the Fit Check? Request your Preliminary Fit Review:
Thank you — your request is in.
We’ve received your request and one of our founders will review it personally — expect to hear from us within 1–2 working days with an honest next step. Please don’t send any documents yet unless we ask. If it’s urgent, you can WhatsApp us.
Take the Fit Check